The Citizen, 2010-03-04, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010. PAGE 11.
The congregation was small at
Duff’s United Church on the second
Sunday in Lent. The meditation for
Lent and the extinguishing of the
Lenten candles was led by Monique
and Emma Baan.
The congregation sang happy
birthday to Ryan Baan. The
announcements included that the
World Day of Prayer is Friday,
March 5 at St. John’s Anglican
Church at 2 p.m.
The Minute for Missions was read
by Murray and Olene Dennis and
was about Going Green. Did you
know that 55 million plastic bags are
used every week. Yes, they are cheap
and handy, but did you know thatthey take years to break down andwhen they do, they leach chemicalsinto our ground. They blow aroundand cause concerns to our wildlifethat try to eat them. Did you knowthat plastic bags are made of
petroleum, 60 million barrels a year,
a resource that could be saved and
put to better use. It is all our
responsibility to work toward a
cleaner environment, one bag at a
time.
Patty Banks read the scriptures
and the anthem by the choir was,
Dust and Ashes Touch Our Face.
The time for the Young at Heart
had Rev. Peter showing the children
pictures of a hen and a fox. The fox
hunts the chicken and what does the
chicken do. The hen would protect
her young and fight back. Jesusdescribes Herod as evil like the fox,out to harm or destroy. Jesus and we,are likened to the hen. We are here tomother and protect ourselves andothers from the evil.Rev. Peter’s reflection, Enduring
Faithfulness, continued and
expanded on Jesus’ mission in the
temple and his journey to Jerusalem.
Herod’s plotting did not deter Jesus
from his mission. During the season
of Lent, we travel the wilderness
with Jesus and the journey to his
crucifixion on the cross. Lent offers
us hope and invites deep reflection
on our own discipleship to God. We
must never give up our faith in God,
even during moments of doubt and
allow our faith to grow.
Hurray! Canada’s most fantastic
showing at the Olympics culminated
with the men’s hockey team
capturing the gold medal in the final
Olympic event of the 2010 games.
Over 206 Canadian athletes
competed and made Canada proud
of all their accomplishments. They
captured 14 gold medals, the most of
any country in any Olympics, since
1924, plus seven silver and five
bronze medals.
The figure skaters Tessa Virtue
and Scott Moir, have brought close
to home the reality of winning a gold
medal. Vancouver and Whistler, put
on a wonderful show for the
Olympics, despite the sometimes
not-the-best weather.
The closing ceremonies had a
mixture of the casual entrance of the
athletes, the passing of the Olympic
flag from the Vancouver to the Sochi
officials, the fantasy of floating
moose, dancing beavers and
RCMPs, the humour of some
Canadians, with amazing technical
support and the musical talents of
many Canadian artists, the
extinguishing of the Olympic
cauldron and the fantastic fireworks.
It has been a wonderful 17 days of
sport, sparking a national spirit and
uniting Canadians in support of our
athletes and our country. Way to go
Canada.
Congratulations to our own local
hockey teams that have been doing
very well with the Atoms, PeeWee
and Bantam all winning WOAA
divisions. They have advanced to the
All Ontario games. The Atoms are
playing a series against Port Carling
and on the weekend tied the series at
two games apiece. The PeeWee’s
take on Manvers and the Bantam
also face Port Carling.
Enjoying a week away on the
snowmobiles were Laurie and Deb
Campbell and Bill and Tammy King.
They trailered to the Bracebridge
area, where there is more snow and
then headed out on the trail system
to places in the area. The Muskoka
area is beautiful and they had a great
time.
Our condolences are extended to
Lillian Appleby and family on the
loss of her husband Lloyd. Lloyd
was born and raised on the seventh
of Morris and left the farm for only a
year after being married before
returning to the farm with wife
Lillian. They have two children,
Larry and Laurie and two
grandchildren.
Lloyd farmed and worked closely
with a couple of neighbours for
many years until retiring from
farming. Lloyd was a weekend
bartender at the Blyth Inn for over20 years, so many will remember hissmiling ways. He loved to playcards, shoot, euchre and some criband that is how we have come toknow Lloyd and Lillian. Lloyd wasalways pleasant and had some kindof joke for us and he will be missedby many. Our sympathies to hisfamily and his extended family andfriends.
Three couples have returned from
a great week away on a cruise. Bill
and Marion Sellers, Murray and
Marlene Fischer and Brian and
Dianne Huether cruised the
Caribbean. They stopped at the
islands of Curasal, Aruba and Costa
Rica, where they went on a tour of a
banana plantation. They went part
way through the Panama Canal,
turned around in Panama Lake and
came back out again. They report
having a great time, great food, good
weather and a fun time together.
A young man with Walton roots
and his wife, Gerrid and Val Dalton,
along with 11 others from the area,
have returned from a mission trip to
Panda Vida, two hours north of
Mexico City. The group is part of the
Bethel Bible Church from Seaforth
and they support a girls’ orphanage
there. The climate at the orphanage
is quite wet at times and very dusty
at others so one of the tasks was to
lay interlock brick around the
orphanage. They also worked on the
septic system, painted, installed four
industrial washing machines and got
new tires for the orphanage’s van.
They were away 10 days and the
weather was very cool and wet. For
fun they taught the kids how to play
road hockey and went to see a
football game, which is their
favourite sport there. The food was
spicy, but tasty.
The group had taken numerous
items of need such as hygiene
products, etc. and teddy bears for
the little ones. Next year they are
planning to return to start building
an orphanage for the boys of the
area. The others attending from
Seaforth area included Bob, Janet,
Peggy, Marie and Heather Hulley,
Mark, Heather, Rebecca, Samantha
and Rachel Robinet and John
Blanchard.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week were Beverly Stevenson, Ryan
Baan, Nathan Bachert, Stacey
Linton Courtney, Jeffery Huether,
Holly Ryan, Audrey McIlwain,
Crystal Whyte, Megan denDekker
and Kathy Ryan. Happy birthday to
all.
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By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
NEWS
FROM WALTON
More than 50 invited guests are
expected to help United Way of
Perth-Huron wrap up the Huron
County 2009 Campaign on
Thursday, March 11 from 6 p.m. – 8
p.m. at the Clinton Racetrack and
Slots, where they will announce the
final fundraising total.
The formal program will begin at
6:30 p.m. with greetings from Huron
County dignitaries.
Acknowledgement and award
distributions to the corporations and
volunteers who supported the
community through the United Way
2009 Campaign will follow. The
event will finish with announcement
of campaign achievement.
“We are very pleased to have the
opportunity to thank the volunteers
and workplaces who supported the
campaign. It is a fun way to wrap-up
the campaign and we thank Clinton
Racetrack and OLG for sponsoring
the event”, notes Ellen Balmain,
Executive Director.
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